Los Banos?

Please do not try to recruit me as a Ruby on Rails Programmer based on my LinkedIn profile (or my
resume). I have programmed in Ruby on Rails but it's like claiming I'm fluent in Spanish because I know
how to say, "Donde esta los baños?" Any technical recruiter worth their salt should be able to tell the
difference. And no, I will not recommend any of my friends.

I always refer to myself as an 'old C guy'. From which potential employers infer that I am either currently or
potentially proficient in any other programming language under the sun. They are usually right, but I don't
know if their line of reasoning is valid.

I mean, its like saying "He is fluent in Latin, so he must be conversent in Russian and Japanese as well."

I also find it funny that recruiters contact me for "Firmware Engineer" positions. In high school (1988), I worked at a shop doing some Intel 8051 hacking. That hardly qualifies me as a firmware engineer 25 years later. But they try...

Stevesh, this economy is an odd one. Three years ago jobs for industrial
controls engineers could not be had. Two years ago a dam broke and now I don't
go a week without at least two calls from headhunters seeking someone with those
skills. The job market is not bad for all disciplines, just the semi-skilled
ones.